89R210 SHH-D     By: Raymond H.B. No. 1372       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the regulation of a transportation protection agreement   as a prepaid funeral benefit.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 154.002, Finance Code, is amended by   amending Subdivision (9) and adding Subdivision (15) to read as   follows:                (9)  "Prepaid funeral benefits" means prearranged or   prepaid funeral or cemetery services or funeral merchandise,   including an alternative container, casket, or outer burial   container. The term does not include:                      (A)  a grave, marker, monument, tombstone, crypt,   niche, plot, or lawn crypt unless it is sold in contemplation of   trade for a funeral service or funeral merchandise to which this   chapter applies; or                      (B)  a transportation protection agreement.                (15)  "Transportation protection agreement" means an   agreement to pay for transportation of a body from the place of   death to a licensed holding facility or licensed crematory, if the   place of death is more than 75 miles from the location of the   licensed facility that will provide the funeral services.           SECTION 2.  Section 154.151, Finance Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:          (f)  A transportation protection agreement is not considered   to be a part of a sales contract for prepaid funeral benefits.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.